Osteosarcoma can occur in the axial skeleton, which includes the bones of an animal's skull, spine, pelvis and ribs, but it is more frequently observed in the appendicular skeleton, which includes the bones of the limbs.

Although osteosarcoma is occasionally observed in the axial skeleton--the bones of the skull, spine and pelvis--it occurs most frequently by far in the appendicular skeleton, primarily the long bones of the forelimbs and hind limbs.

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